Mesopotamia 101
Akkadians
Babylonians
Assyrians
Chaldeans
100
Mesopotamia is in what modern day country?
What is Iraq?
100
The first Akkadian ruler.
Who is Sargon?
100
Hammurabi's Code of Laws did this for the Babylonians.
What is unify the empire and preserve order?
100

The Assyrians conquered this empire for control over Mesopotamia.

Who was the Babylonian Empire?

100

This Chaldeans conquered which empire?

What is "new?"

200
Define "empire."
What is a large territory where several groups of people are ruled by a single powerful leader or government?
200
Sargon created his empire through powerful ____________________ _________________.
What are military strategies?
200
Hammurabi's code is carved on __________, something that the ______________ Empire is credited for starting.
What is on a stele that the Akkadian Empire receives credit for starting?
200

The Assyrians built some of the earliest forms of these, helping the empire to maintain their crops.

What are irrigation systems?

200

Who was the Chaldean ruler?

What is N E B U C H A D R E Z Z A R?

300
This city state was the first to be conquered.
What is Sumer?
300
Name the military strategies Sargon used to gain territory.
What is that he taught his soldiers to fight in tight formations, shields in front, spears in back, sticking through the shields?
300
The Code of Laws were detailed. These are at least 2 facts about the Code of Laws.
What are: Based on gods authority, not just Hammurabi's? Laws applied to everyone in the empire? Laws could never be changed? Placed in the temple on a stele for all to see? Covered many situations?
300

The Assyrians believed this about their kings, showing that _____________ was very important in their daily life.

What is that they were special beings, so religion was very important in daily life?

300

Nebuchadnezzar had something magnificent built for his wife that is still one of the 7 wonders of the world today.

What is the the Hanging Gardens?

400
Name at least one reason the Mesopotamian city states were always fighting.
What is for water or for land?
400
Sargon did what to maintain control of his empire? Name the type of strategy, and give at least 2 examples.
What is use smart political strategies? He tore down city walls to make rebellion harder. Made sure governors were loyal to him. Demanded his son rule after his death.
400
Women and slaves in Babylonia had these rights and limitations.
What is that women could keep money of their own and own their own property, but their fathers chose their husbands? Slaves could work elsewhere and buy their own freedom and own property?
400

Feared for their military might and their cruelty, the Assyrians were know for these 2 things.

What are new weapons and war strategies?

400

Nebuchadrezzar worked hard to give the Chaldeans  the same splendor it had under Hammurabi. Name at least 2 of the advancements that took place under his rule.

What are the reconstruction of the ziggurat, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, mathematics, astronomy, sun dial, 7 day week, 60 minute hour?

500
The Sumerian city-states never united together, which led to a larger problem.
What is that they were unable to defend themselves against attacks from larger groups?
500
Name the Akkadians greatest achievement. What ended the empire?
What is create the world's first empire, and later kings found it difficult to rule such a large territory?
500
The Babylonian Empire is credited with these 3 main accomplishments.
What are the code of laws, roads, and the postal service?
500

Specify at least 3 war strategies/new weapons that the Assyrians were known for.

What are siege warfare, using battering rams, using movable towers, perfecting the use or horses and iron weapons in battle.

500

All empires met their downfall mostly because of one simple reason.

What is because it was difficult to control such large areas (with a thinly spread government/army)?

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